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My Reason: For Not Seeing Sony’s Next-Gen Dominance…in One Picture
Posted on 03/11/2013A picture is worth a thousand words...a picture of numbers is worth how much? -
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The Myth of the “Open Platform”
Posted on 02/27/2013The idea of the “open platform” has been a hot topic amongst members of the game development community for the past year or so. First, there was the announcement and... -
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Lack of Backwards Compatibility in Playstation 4 a Necessary Evil
Posted on 02/22/2013By most accounts, Sony’s Playstation 3 was a terror to develop for. The unwieldy system architecture, combined with the unusual memory allocation issues made the lives of many third party... -
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The Fans will Drive Xbox’s Next-Gen
Posted on 02/22/2013The gaming world has changed for better and for worse. The things that mattered and drove consumers one way or another last generation, are widely obsolete, and the success or failure will rely on their current fanbase. -
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The Guts of Gears of War Judgement
Posted on 02/19/2013Microsoft and Epic Games today unveiled a new “Gears of War: Judgment” video entitled “The Guts of Gears – Multiplayer,” giving fans a look at the new multiplayer modes, weapons,... -
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Behind the Scenes of Halo 4 Majestic Map Pack
Posted on 02/19/2013Take a behind the scenes look at the making of the latest Halo 4 DLC. -
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Next Generation = New IPs?
Posted on 02/01/2013With the exception of maybe The Walking Dead, everything that comes out of AAA gaming seems to be a sequel of some sort. -
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3 Reasons Why Digital Distribution Might Not Be The Best Thing For The Games Industry
Posted on 01/16/2013There's a long way to go in overcoming the potential hurdles digital distribution faces as a method of selling games. However, when considering the potential downside of a digital-only future, it might be best for those hurdles to remain in place as long as possible. -
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5 Reasons Why The Steam Box Might Fail
Posted on 01/14/2013The most exciting announcement coming out of CES this year was by far the partnership between Valve and computer manufacturer Xi3. While some gamers are understandably excited for what has been dubbed the "Steam Box," I am not so enthused. Despite Valve's track record, it's undeniable that the Steam Box has some factors working against it. Below are 5 reasons why the Steam Box might fail. -
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Steam Box: The Next Gen Aria
Posted on 01/11/2013In the last few hours since writing this I have seen a lukewarm Sony CES conference, SteamBox announcements, and everyone wondering if/fearing for any possible Playstation 4 announcements and whatever... -
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Halo 4 Accounts Being Banned After Legitimately Downloading Crimson Map Pack, NeoGAF Thread Alleges
Posted on 12/16/2012Halo 4 had some “issues” about a week ago when the Crimson Map Pack was released. The content itself could be downloaded by anyone (for free), contradicting previous plans to... -
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Undead Labs Interview: Walking the Line
Posted on 10/19/2012I’ve followed Undead Labs since the beginning. I read founder Jeff Strain’s introduction three years from today and admired his philosophy on video games. That paired with the fact that... -
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Fable: The Journey Review – Your Story Begins…Again
Posted on 10/16/2012The Fable universe is something special. Lionhead Studios has created a living world with all of their titles that is unique, memorable, funny, and fun to adventure in. Unfortunately for... -
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn – Interview with the Executive Producers
Posted on 10/05/2012Halo 4 is almost exactly a month away. It is the first Halo title from Microsoft’s 343 studios that is filled with high-end senior talent and ex-Bungie employees. The hype... -
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This Week in Gaming: Eat DiRT!
Posted on 06/10/2012The gaming world is fairly quiet considering that last week it was an E3 craze. There wasn’t that many games released this week. 6/11 – NO RELEASES 6/12 – DiRT... -
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E3 2012 Retrospective: Landslide Brought Me Down
Posted on 06/08/2012I wrote in this space exactly one week ago that much of the luster of this year’s E3 was lost due to pronouncements by Microsoft and Sony that they were... -
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E3 2012: Press Conference 3 Up, 3 Down
Posted on 06/05/2012While the first official day of E3 isn’t until Tuesday, the Monday press conferences are usually the biggest part of any E3. While any drama over new console releases was... -
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E3 2012: Halo 4 Trailer Shows New Weapons
Posted on 06/05/2012See the Master Chief back in action fighting new enemy types and using new and interesting weapons. I can’t even begin to grasp what this new threat is, but I... -
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E3 Watch Dogs Game Demo
Posted on 06/05/2012Ubisoft Conference had some killer trailers and game demos. But the one that blew everybody away was “Watch Dogs”. It had the loudest applause from the day. Before the event,... -
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Wishing On an E3 Star
Posted on 06/01/2012Originally, this was intended to be an E3 predictions piece. Then, Microsoft and Sony killed everybody’s buzz by declaring that there will be no new consoles shown at this year’s E3, thereby...
